Cyrus was a beast through and through. Being a virgin didn't stop him from fu-cking me senseless.
One of his hands wrapped around my naked waist while the other one patted my hair as I laid in his embrace, listening to his heartbeat.
"We should get down there," I whispered. "Or people will talk."
"Do you care about them?"
I shook my head. "Even if Clyde doesn't have his people here, gossip from the palace would definitely reach outside.
"What are you talking about?" Cyrus raised my chin so I was looking at him.
"Today, he came to see me."
I could see how his jaws clenched tightly, not liking that at all.
"What does he want?"
"To feed you a poison."
Cyrus wasn't fazed. He just looked at me and smiled. "Would you? Because I will happily take whatever you give to me."
I hit his ch
